Maggots will only eat flesh if it is dead. For this reason, they are often used to remove the burnt skin from severe burn patients.
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Most domestic turkeys are so heavy they are unable to fly.
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If a man could run as fast for his size as an ant can, he could run as fast as a racehorse.
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Goldfish lose their color if they are kept in dim light or are placed in a body of running water, such as a stream.
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Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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The seahorse is the only fish to have a neck.
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The first two years of a dog's life are equal to 24 human years.
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Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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